The first "Bean" was held June 11-13, 1999, in the woods of Brown County, Indiana. The original organizer, John Hall, owned Bushman Music Works, a company that produces harmonicas and ukuleles. He wanted to throw a party for his harmonica customers, and invited some of his musician customers to perform including Snooky Pryor and Willie Foster. Originally he intended for the Bean to be a small, intimate party, a gathering for harmonica musicians to get together to "Jam" surrounded by close friends. When the word began to spread that Snooky Pryor and other great blues musicians were coming to perform, the party grew to over 700 people.
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